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Shreveport, LA vs Selma, AL

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Selma has been positive.
- Selma has 1.3% less unemployment than Shreveport.
- Selma job growth has increased by 14.0% in the past 10 years.
 Shreveport, LASelma, ALUnited States
 Current Unemployment8.1%9.4%6.0%
 Future Job Growth16.3%14.5%33.5%
 Recent Job Growth-5.2%-5.8%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-5.6%-6.8%-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth-9.1%-9.4%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth-14.1%-14.0%6.3%
Reviews for Shreveport    29 Reviews

The pace of its death is picking up. A place that should be moving forward is following the path of Rust belt cities that died. Downtown has potential, but the  More

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Over 4 years ago

I Love Driving By Shreveport, Buildings do look beautiful, it is truly a great city, my favorite thing is the people. What loses the last star is that I did not visit  More

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Over 5 years ago

Shreveport is dying a slow painful death. If you are thinking of relocating here; I would not advise it. Since moving back twenty years ago, I have watch the town  More

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Reviews for Selma    3 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Really a pit of horrid. This place is so racist. I would not recommend for anyone. White folks should stay away it’s not  More

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Over 6 years ago

Awful place to live it’s boring, nothing going on here at  More

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Over 16 years ago

Selma isn't the place for me, but it does have a lot to offer. There is enormous amounts of history in Selma. Being the mother of three, I don't think it such a great  More

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